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550 Reserve St, Suite 19, Southlake, TX 76092
4843 Colleyville Blvd, Suite 251-391, Colleyville, TX 76034
4200 W Vickery Blvd, Suite 200, Fort Worth, TX 76107
7950 Legacy Drive, Suite 360, Plano, TX 75024
1209 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX 76102
2150 S. Central Expressway, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
3890 W. Northwest Hwy, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75220
1601 Elm Street, Suite 4050, Dallas, TX 75201
5900 S. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 200, McKinney, TX 75070
1008 Ridge Rd, Suite 101, Rockwall, TX 75087
3100 W 7th St, Suite 420, Fort Worth, TX 76107
1910 Pacific Ave, Ste 12050, Dallas, TX 75201
9720 Coit Road, Suite 220-255, Plano, TX 75025
5830 Granite Pkwy, Suite 1000, Plano, TX 75024
5949 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225
4020 Maple Avenue, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75219
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75206
1333 W. McDermott Drive, Suite 180, Allen, TX 75013
800 E Border St, Arlington, TX 76010
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
8150 N Central Expy, Suite M1101, Dallas, TX 75206
3606C South Taylor Street, Dallas, TX 75224
101 E. Park Blvd., Suite 1110, Plano, TX 75074
2501 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 350, Dallas, TX 75219
3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Texas state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine